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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

535 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 15 of 27

Police Officer Farewelled

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

Police and members of the legal fraternity farewelled Constable First-class Stan Dumuall at the Police Station, Taree, on Monday…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Taree, Monday, 3rd JULY (Before Mr A. S. Tunchon, S.m.) Drunkenness

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 7

The following were charged with drunkenness: Thomas N. Gorton Clarence Byrne and Howard R. Marr—The 10/- bail of Gorton and Byrne was…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, Saturday, July 1, 1950. Before Mr. P. Cooney, J.P. DRUNKENNESS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

Leonard Larsen, of Wingham, pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Bent Street, Wingham. Fined 10s, in default 24 hours' hard…

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Farewell Party to Retiring Magistrate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 6

Barristers and solicitors farewelled Mr. E. T. Oram, retiring chairman of the Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrates Bench, at the Hotel Sydney…

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Murder In The Beehive

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 4

Listeners to BBC programmes are used to hearing unusual sounds included in certain broadcasts but even the most blase listeners were startled…

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Authority to Police

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 8

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., in a letter to the meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council last week said that he feels the need…

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Court of Petty Sessions Taree, Monday, 10th JULY Before Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.M.

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

The following charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and were ordered to forfeit 10/- bail:—William Lonsdale, Stephen Reginald Wilcox, and Thomas…

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Valuation Court— Appeals Dismissed

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

There was no appearance of any of the appellants in the Valuation Court held by the relieving Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. A. S…

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Court Told Of Reno Divorce Tangle

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY.--A man said in the Divorce Court that he had found when he was about to remarry that a Reno divorce obtained against him…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, July 12, 1950. Before Mr. P. Cooney. J.F.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

James Reuben Fields was charged with stealing meat and tobacco to the value of 57-, the property of Herbert Walter Myer…

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Vandalism at Dungog. Police Aid To Be Sought

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

At last week's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, Alderman H. Shelton said he would like Council to draw the Police's attention to the…

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Car Driver Charged

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 4

Owen Aloyius Watt, of Taree, was charged with that, at Taree, on 14th July, he drove a car whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and also…

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Magistrate Advised Man to Leave Town

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 1

James Field was lined £2 by Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.M., at Taree Petty Sessions on Monday on a charge of having stolen 3 lbs. of steak and a…

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Petty Sessions Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

A charge of driving a car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving negligently in Victoria Street on July 14 against…

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Milk Zone Council Has Registered with Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 5

A claim that the Australian Primary Producers' Union was the only organisation of primary producers entitled to register with the…

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Court of Petty Sessions Taree, Monday, 17th JULY (Before Mr. A. S. Tuncheon, S.M.) Stole Meat and Tobacco

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 4

James Reuben Fields, of Taree, was charged with that, at Wingham, on 11th July, he stole 3lbs. of meat and tobacco valued at 5/-, the property of Herbert…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing-

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 2

At the Walcha Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. Debenham, S.M., Samuel Oliver Wild, 35, grazier of Nowendoc, who was…

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Car Driver Charged

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 4

Owen Aloyius Watt, of Taree, was charged with that, at Taree, on 14th July, he drove a car whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and also…

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Liquor To Aborigines Magistrate's Strictness

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

"We are trying to stamp out this class of offence in Kempsey," said Sergeant R. H. Kidd at the Court of Petty Sessions…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Taree, Monday, 17th JULY (Before Mr. A. S. Tuncheon, S.M.) Stole Meat and Tobacco

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 4

James Reuben Fields, of Taree, was charged with that, at Wingham, on 11th July, he stole 31bs. of meat and tobacco valued at 5/-, the property of Herbert…

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